Collaros is ready for some action

Zach Collaros is looking forward to his first contact with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

The veteran quarterback hasn’t played in a CFL game since Oct. 25 when the Saskatchewan Roughriders defeated the visiting B.C. Lions 35-16. Collaros didn’t finish the contest after absorbing an illegal hit to the helmet by Lions defensive end Odell Willis.

“You want to stay healthy and pray for everybody to be healthy through every game,” Collaros said. “You want to get through it, take a couple of licks and know that you’re back out there playing football.”

Collaros is scheduled to play the first half and a portion of the second on Thursday. It’s expected that backup quarterbacks David Watford, Isaac Harker and Ty Gangi will see action in the second half.